Worth shelling out on Oyster in Carlisle Bell

Racing: Quinn’s inmate backed to shine despite recent tumble down the ratings

The Carlisle Bell was first contested in 1599 and WORLDS HIS OYSTER can become the latest horse to add his name to the lengthy roll of honour.

John Quinn’s charge made not be the most obvious choice with just three wins in 19 starts so far, but he has dropped down the ratings a bit in recent weeks and is now back on the 82 he won off at Newcastle in February.

There is a suspicion he might be better on the all-weather, but the waiting tactics employed to try to help him see out 10 furlongs of late do not appear to have been in his favour since. Switching down to a mile is a definite plus.

PANKO still appears to be relatively unexposed over the 12-furlong distance of the totepool Cumberland Plate.

Ed de Giles only recently switched Panko up from a mile and a quarter and he made a good fist of it when second to Opposition at York earlier this month.

He was shouldering a 4lb rise that day for winning over just short of 12 furlongs, but Panko still stuck on with plenty of credit and could be yet to show his best over this kind of distance.

On what is the biggest day of the year at the Cumbrian track, BLETCHLEY can ensure Listed honours make their way back down south by winning the ebfstallions.com “Eternal” Stakes.

Ralph Beckett’s three-year-old boasted some good bits of form as a juvenile, particularly when beaten just a short head by subsequent Group One winner Brave Anna in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot last year.

While Bletchley disappointed when favourite for an Ayr Group Three on her only subsequent start, the Makfi filly showed that was only a minor aberration as she bounced back to winning form on her return this year.

She was getting a fair bit of weight from five-year-old Grade One winner Same Jurisdiction at Leicester at the beginning of June, but Bletchley nevertheless stretched away in fine style and that result puts her upwards of 2lb to the good with all of her rivals here.

The application of a hood clearly helped and with the headgear still in place, Bletchley should hit the mark again before her sights are raised again.

SEAFARER caught the eye on his return to action at Yarmouth and should take a hand in the finish of the Whitsbury Manor Stud Bibury Cup Handicap at Salisbury.

SELECTIONS

CARLISLE: 2.00 Tough Remedy, 2.30 Birdette, 3.00 Panko, 3.30 Worlds His Oyster, 4.00 BLETCHLEY (NAP), 4.30 Something Exciting, 5.00 Zeshov.

SALISBURY: 2.10 Champs Des Reves, 2.40 Satchville Flyer, 3.10 Running Cloud, 3.40 Seafarer, 4.10 Pastoral Music, 4.40 Takatul, 5.10 See Of Rome.

DOUBLE: Bletchley and Worlds His Oyster.